Ignition timer



Oct. 2,1923. v 1,469,243

N. A. BACKSCHEIDER IGNITION TIMER Filed March 23. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 N A. BACKSCHEIDER IGNITION TIMER Filed March 25,1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 2m 2 9 1 2 .L C G e m P UNIT Application filed. Kayak.

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Ta-aM whom. it may a citizen 0 residingat Ciiiton, bell and State of new and usefui. Timer,

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timers, mil 1' the liner detachubie race ng material metallic brush Contact race-way of sp 5, and to ho wires 1 ments for timer-rod connecti :S of en we! invention.

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1g. 5 inch-able 'r iatin d timer-ring bein tion is a full y of i system constructed for mm the wire terminai I Another object i y ing tacts im An additional. ()1) connection of the en as binding posts tha in no wa: beit.

Another object tuner various ings, and re which 40 form of my Fig i O Fig. 4 is msn way an 5i Fig. 7 is a. fiaginen placed, as here shown, so that 23 are spaced apart at 90 "ith their centers concentric nter of the timer shaft 35. imbedded within the insulatthe timer casin which cas- L to shape, while t 1e said mateti ondition. A detachable miuius or commutator hardened insulating i a; the hollow housinstance is provided with 3 contact iugs set within 41m: surfaces of said lugs be i the inner raceway surface 28 The lugs are pro- AU 1 outstanding metallic fastening riversing openings 30 in the race 131111115, said shanks being fastened -f VSZ1GZ buttons 31, the heads 32 engage constricted portions of ings of the strips 20, to securely annulus in operative position. contact brush or commutator is -ed upon the timer shaft 35 and operthe usual manner. y improved construction, the racecen be removed for the purrepuir or renewal and a corresuhstitute race-way can be con inserted, thus increasing the life r and reducing repair expense.

insulating material, and by male nine detachable, a distinct and in]- t at vantage is attained; the life of e Wearing surface of the race-Way is ncd and when the race-way is worn, one can be conveniently substituted iisconnecting the timer casin or uplicsting the some, at additional r. lily removable race-way is 0'5 substance, the proportion of being named to suit the reto 11 inclusive, I have illuse. .oiiified form of my invention in i e race-way 40, of s cielly hardened material, is me e 21, rigid part of me? l'rodyg the some being introduced us an integral, circular, disk-like flie timer body 39 comprises a disk having formed thereon a hollow i forwardly projecting housing 42, i it its central outer side with it "iilm' in structure and function to he first form of my invention.

ts are spaced end placed in the first term of my inminals imhedded within ructing the race-Way of specially uuiteloly proportionate mixture vention, two of threaded studs a: :w; oily therefrom through. to 't-iou and beyond the some of ing nuts 4 47, are cast with ends of which. tbre right angles, iZIRV and projecting the: tion of binding nutsv of the hollow housi the timer sll' t contactbrush posed for SlLCCBSSli'V 441ml 47.

This second form i proand ad ustehle ti o first form the function being identical theze notched annulus 7'2 structure and with" Having described my Lion, I claim:

1. Anignition timer u cy -"dricel casing, an. insulated cap renioyahly zubteched casing and providing a clev su re upon one end of the casing, electric en :1 conductor tereach havin I one end exposed to t side of suit cup, incvebly secured within tact elements res said conductor inf I 2. An ignr' ion t ner, e 6}," i an. insulator zeniorahly i casing and providing a. ciosure for one and of the casing, eiectric circuit conductors engaged through said cap, and 2t commutator ring having contacts inlaid within one side 7 of said ring each contact having a connector element seperebly CORHBClSlP with a respective conductor, for est-eh iing circuit connection between the con on timer, c an insulator cup rein. casing and providing; of the casing, electric circuit 1gaged through said 0 n-v'ing contact-s inn ringeach contact having o. ment separahly conne conductor; for esta tion between the o and nductor and reinovably secur 1 1 the co mututor ring within the cap, and s rel T contact carrier having a yielding or piunger engaging said commi'ztetcr t for making electrical connection with I. inlaid con.- tacts.

4. In an ignition timertimer casing, conductors tr: ing and projecting beyond i side only thereof, it hardened insulating r metallic contacts,

one end ctors en or ring ,1 831G "'1l18f;i01 ele 2 u respcwztive ,uit coonec an insulating said cas- .c said tachable and detachable snag) fasmner connection with the openings in said conductors, and an annular tlmer rmg fldJllStfiblY nm'unted upon sald casmg, uomprlslng an annulus having two peripheral notches angle of 90 to one another, I each engageabie 'wlth a lug'on said tamer therein at :m

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In witness w hexeoflI hereunto sfibsdribe as attested by the two subscribing my name, wltnesses.

NICHOLAS A. BAGKSCHEIDER Witnesses:

L. A. BECK,

FRANCIS E. OLDEN. 

